Scotts Bluff and Nolichucky Jack in frontier monument lore
The piece recounts Scotts Bluff as a national monument linked to Hiram Scott and frontier explorer lore including the betrayal by LeClerc and Bissonette. It also profiles John Sevier Nolichucky Jack as a legendary frontier figure, detailing his roles in the Cherokee wars, Kings Mountain, and governance of Franklin and Tennessee, ending with his death in 1815.
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North Platte River
Scotts Bluff
Neb
Hiram Scott
General Ashley
Missouri
Scott
Narcisse LeClerq
Platte
St. Louis
Roi
Wissonette
Laramie Fork
LeClerc
LeClerq
St Louis
Bissonette
Joe Robideaux
Bissonnette
Rubideaux
Sandstone Mountain
Franklin
Tennessee
Congress
King's Mountain
Knoxville
Tenn
John Sevier
Ferguson
King’s Mountain
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Watauga
North Carolina
Nolichucky Jack
Morgantown
N.C
Nolichtchy Jack
Sevier
Union
Clean Out That Mind Drawer For Better Use
A writer recalls clearing a desk drawer and discovering how many notes and ideas had piled up unused. Many items were once important yet wasted space and time, like missed exhibitions and unfinished writing. The piece urges keeping mental space active with usable, living ideas.
Writer Declares Forced Learning Opposes True Education
A San Francisco Chronicle excerpt frames Einstein urging study as opportunity not duty. It critiques compulsory schooling for adults while supporting access to learning for those who seek it, arguing universities should not compel higher study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Einstein
Princeton
University
San Francisco Chronicle
Barbed Wire in Nest Triggers Telegraph Outage
A lineman from Clovis New Mexico traced an interruption in telegraph service to barbed wire embedded in a crow's nest on a pole. The wire caused a short circuit and service loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis
New Mexico
Paper Violin Claims Superior Quality in Vienna
A violin made from gummed paper used in orthopedic appliances reportedly matches the tonal quality of instruments from top Italian craftsmen. The paper’s acoustic properties were found during orthopedic production experiments. The note concludes with broader claims that scientific tests blur the line between Stradivarius and other prized violins. The ad then shifts to a local seed sale offering Ferry's Pure Bred Vegetable Seeds at five cents per package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Ferry
Atlantic Paradise: Bahamas Debt Free and Tax Friendly
The Bahamas enjoy no public debt and no income tax with a mild cost of living. Bermuda is portrayed as poverty low with no unemployed and only one person in its poor house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atantic Paradise
Bahamas
Bermudas
S S S Tonic Promises Blood and Skin Recovery
A patient notes no organic disease but low blood hemoglobin. The 5.8.8. and .S.S. tonics are touted to boost gastric secretions and rebuild oxygen-carrying hemoglobin, improving strength, energy, and skin. Sold widely by drug stores in two sizes, with claims of proven value.
Making Efforts Count and Lessons from Mistakes
A compact reflection on learning from errors and the notion that nothing stays fixed. It contrasts uplifting moments with sorrow, citing Emily Dickinson to underline impermanence and resilience.
Those Close-Fisters A Peculiar Phrase Play
A compact note defines a close-fisted man as wary with money and describes a quirky usage of the phrase in regional speech, highlighting the humor in old newspaper wordplay.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Bell Syndicate
WNU Servier
Ming
Emily Dickinson
Potter Drug & Chemical Corporation
Malden
Masa
Lord & Ames, Inc
N.michizan Avenue
Chicago
Reliable Chemical CO
Mortun, Des Maines
Own
CC. Swarteendraher
Biche Goldem
Goethe
Mother's
Shelly Nef
Newill
Frese
Jens
Bastrop
Ivory
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